ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I MÔN ANH VĂN LỚP 10 CB (Ngọc Anh) [<g>]PHẦN I[</g>] Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (<1>) A. time B. kitchen C. history D. finish (<2>) A. play B. they C. key D. today (<3>) A. town B. cow C. how D. bowl [<g>]PHẦN II[</g>] Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. (<1>) A. affect B. children C. farmer D. village (<2>) A. preparation B. information C. education D. tradition [<g>]PHẦN III[</g>] Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. (<1>) In the evening, I often relax by listening to music on the…………radio. A. a B. the C. an D. no article (<2>) Marie Curie received general…………….in a local school. A. educate B. educational C. education D. educator (<3>) Doing morning exercises every day keeps her young and…………. A. health B. healthy C. unhealthy D. healthily (<4>) Television can make things………….because it presents information in an effective way. A. memory B. memos C. memorably D. memorable (<5>) The farmers in Vietnam had a bumper crop of rice last year. A. poor crop B. good crop C. early crop D. cash crop (<6>) Tom and Jerry is a famous…………., children like it a lot. A. documentary B. comedy C. cartoon D. drama (<7>) During his break, Mr. Pike used to drink tea with his fellow peasants. A. mechanics B. teachers C. workers D. farmers (<8>) Lan’s class is going to visit some………….near Huong pagoda. A. houses B. caves C. hotels D. buildings (<9>) The alarm clock………… at 5 am every day, I get up to study my lesson. A. go off B. go down C. go away D. go with (<10>) The villagers had to work hard………….the fields all day and couldn’t make ends meet. A. at B. in C. on D. for (<11>) We haven’t had a good meal…………three weeks. A. for B. on C. at D. with (<12>) Their difficulties and shortages prevent them…………sending their children to school. A. for B. from C. on D. by (<13>) Our children often ………football after school. A. plays B play C. playing D. have played (<14>) We ……….in Ho Chi Minh City since 1985. A. live B. lived C. have lived D. are living (<15>) When he arrived at the airport, his friend……… A. had left B. leave C. left D. has left (<16>) Who’s going to…………after the children when you are away? A. look B. to look C. looking D. looked (<17>) The teachers don’t let their students……… out when they are teaching. A. go B. going C. to go D. went (<18>) Neil has passed his examinations,…………is good news. A. who B. which C. that D. how (<19>) …………….the bad weather, people can’t go out to work. A. In spite of B. Because C. Although D. Because of (<20>) The man …………you visited last month is a famous scientist. A. which B. whose C. who D. where (<21>) Thousands of animals………in the forest fire. A. have been killed B. have killed C. killed D. are killing (<22>) If it is a nice day tomorrow, we……………swimming. A. would go B. will go C. go D. went (<23>) If we study hard, we would get higher masks. A B C D (<24>) We didn’t went to Peter’s birthday party last Sunday. A B C D (<25>) He said that he was going to Hanoi next week. A B C D (<26>) I can’t help you because of I have too much to do. A B C D (<27>) In the past our village used to having many small houses. A B C D (<28>) I’m very pleased to see you soon. A. I look forward to see you soon. B. I look forward for seeing you soon. C. I’m looking forward see you soon. D. I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. (<29>) “I was at home last night,” he said. A. He said that I was at home last night. B. He said that he was at home last night. C. He said that he had been at home the night before. D. He said that he is at home the night before. (<30>) They have just opened a new airport. A. A new airport has just opened. B. A new airport has just been opened. C. A new airport have been just opened. D. A new airport was just been opened. (<31>) There / a / are / lot / clouds / the / in / of / black / sky. A. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. B. There a are lot of black clouds in the sky. C. There are a lot of clouds black the sky in. D. There are lot of a black clouds the in sky. (<32>) She began to play the piano three years ago. A. She has played the piano since three years. B. She has played the piano for three years. C. She doesn’t play the piano now. D. She stopped playing the piano now. [<g>]PHẦN IV[</g>] Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Many years ago, my village ([<1>])…………….very poor. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly ([<2>])……………. Their lives were simple and they were in ([<3>])………. of many things. Many people had to live in houses ([<4>])………… of straw and mud, and few families had a radio or a TV set. However, ([<5>])………… the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college. They hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives. The children have met their parents’ wishes. When they came back ([<6>])……………college or technical high school, they introduced new ([<7>])………… methods, which resulted in ([<8>])………………. (<1>) A. was B. were C. is D. are (<2>) A. meet ends make B. make ends meet C. ends meet make D. ends make meet (<3>) A. needing B. needs C. need D. needed (<4>) A. made B. make C. making D. to make (<5>) A. although B. because C. because of D. in spite of (<6>) A. for B. from C. to D. about (<7>) A. teaching B. doing C. farming D. learning (<8>) A. bumper crops B. poor crops C. golden crops D. red crops [<g>]PHẦN IV[</g>] Read the passage and choose the correct answer. ESTHER’S STORY When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Mary gave her $ 500 for her birthday. Most of Esther’s friends decided to go to college, but Esther used her aunt’s money to start her own business. She bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began making her own jam. She sold the jam for $1 a jar to her friends and soon doubled her aunt’s money. At first, her parents didn’t want Esther to spend her time making jam and they thought that she could study instead. They hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a doctor. But Esther didn’t listen to them. She just kept on making jam. After a few months, she started selling it to the local market. Then she started making orange juice. She sold it to a school where one of her friends worked. After two years, her business was very large and her parents were very pleased with her. She made all kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets. She was so busy that she had to get some people to work for her. (<1>) Why did Aunt Mary give Esther some money? A. Esther asked for it. B. Esther’s friends needed it. C. It was a present. D. to pay for the fee. (<2>) After she left school, Esther……………………… A. went to college. B. started her own business. C. worked for her aunt. D. worked for her friends. (<3>) When Esther left school, her parents wanted her…………………… A. to go to college. B. to be a business woman. C. to work in a market. D. to go abroad. (<4>) Esther sold orange juice to……………………… A. the local market B. a school. C. her friends. D. the supermarket. (<5>) Esther’s parents were very happy because she…………………. A. cooked for them. B. was busy. C. studied well. D. had a good business. . ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I MÔN ANH VĂN LỚP 10 CB (Ngọc Anh) [<g>]PHẦN I[ </g>] Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (<1>) A. time. Thousands of animals………in the forest fire. A. have been killed B. have killed C. killed D. are killing (<22>) If it is a nice day tomorrow, we……………swimming. A. would go B. will go C. go D substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. (<1>) In the evening, I often relax by listening to music on the…………radio. A. a B. the C. an D. no article